“EROSION” 

STUDENT ORGANIZER

1.	What is one factor which makes rocks more or less vulnerable to erosion? 

2.	The cause of erosion described here is rock broken apart by _________, which is a process of _____________ weathering. 

3.	In which environment would wind erosion be most pronounced? (circle one)

a.	Rain forest
b.	Desert
c.	Mountain range

4.	The erosion on the left is the result of what type of weathering? 

5.	How does agriculture lead to increased erosion?

6.	In what way do the large rocks lining the riverbank protect it from erosion?

7.	The sand fences on a beach are a defense against what type of erosion?